What is Humira Ped: Uses, Warnings & Interactions

How to take Humira Ped

• Injection routeYour doctor will prescribe your exact dose and tell you how often it should be given. This medicine is given as a shot under your skin.

• Injection routeA nurse or other health provider will give you this medicine.

• Injection routeYou may be taught how to give your medicine at home. Make sure you understand all instructions before giving yourself an injection. Do not use more medicine or use it more often than your doctor tells you to.

• Injection routeYou will be shown the body areas where this shot can be given. Use a different body area each time you give yourself a shot. Keep track of where you give each shot to make sure you rotate body areas. Do not inject into skin areas that are red, bruised, tender, or hard. If you have psoriasis, do not inject into a raised, thick, red, or scaly skin patch or into skin lesions.

• This medicine should come with a Medication Guide. Ask your pharmacist for a copy if you do not have one.

• Missed dose: Take a dose as soon as you remember. If it is almost time for your next dose, wait until then and take a regular dose. Do not take extra medicine to make up for a missed dose.

• Injection routeIf you store this medicine at home, keep it in the refrigerator. Do not freeze. Protect the medicine from light. Keep your medicine and supplies in the original packages until you are ready to use them.

What to do if you miss a dose of Humira Ped

Humira Ped contraindications

• This medicine is not right for everyone. Do not use it if you had an allergic reaction to adalimumab.

Humira Ped warnings

• Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or breastfeeding, or if you have liver disease, COPD, heart failure, diabetes, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, optic neuritis, problems with your immune system, or a history of cancer or Guillain-Barré syndrome. Tell your doctor if you have any type of infection (including hepatitis B or tuberculosis) or an infection that keeps coming back.

• This medicine may cause the following problems: Increased risk for infectionIncreased risk of certain cancers, including lymphoma or leukemiaNew or worsening heart failure

• Tell your doctor if you have a latex allergy. The needle cover of some syringes and pens contain latex and may cause allergic reactions.

• You will need to have a skin test for tuberculosis (TB) before you start this medicine. Tell your doctor if you or anyone in your home has ever had a positive TB skin test or been exposed to TB.

• This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often.

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

• Injection routeThrow away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through. Keep this container away from children and pets.

• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.

• Rapid weight gain, swelling in your hands, ankles, lower legs, or feet

• Sores or white patches on your lips, mouth, or throat

• Swollen glands in your neck, underarms, or groin

• Unusual bleeding, bruising, tiredness, weakness, or weight loss

Humira Ped interactions

• Some foods and medicines can affect how adalimumab works. Tell your doctor if you are using any of the following: Abatacept, anakinra, azathioprine, cyclosporine, mercaptopurine, rituximab, theophyllineBlood thinner (including warfarin)Medicine that weakens the immune system (including a steroid or cancer medicine)

• This medicine may interfere with vaccines. Ask your doctor before you get a flu shot or any other vaccines.

• Tell your doctor if you have a latex allergy. The needle cover of the syringe contains latex and may cause allergic reactions.

• You will need to have a skin test for tuberculosis (TB) before you start this medicine. Tell your doctor if you or anyone in your home has ever had a positive TB skin test or been exposed to TB.

• This medicine may make you bleed, bruise, or get infections more easily. Take precautions to prevent illness and injury. Wash your hands often.

• Your doctor will do lab tests at regular visits to check on the effects of this medicine. Keep all appointments.

• Injection routeThrow away used needles in a hard, closed container that the needles cannot poke through. Keep this container away from children and pets.

• Keep all medicine out of the reach of children. Never share your medicine with anyone.